Improvement in clothes-wringers



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO ORRIN REEVES, OF GREENPORT, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

Specieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,449, dated July 17, 1866.

lb all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ORRIN REEVES, of Greenport,in the county of Sniolk,in the State of New York, have invented a new and Improved ClothesNVringer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eX- aet description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of a wooden-frame clothes-wringer, combined with a lever, set of rubber rollers, and steel springs.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawlugs.

I represents the wringer; S S, two steel springs; A, the space for the spring to pass through; O, the clasp to secure the valve; g, the adjustable journal-box G G, two rubber rollers; B, a set of friction-rollers, which work with ease and are a great saving ot labor. D represents a shaft passing through frictionrollers; F, the leader, secured beneath the rollers G G, to turn the water vback into the tub. E represents the manner in which the `wringer is adjust-ed to the tub without fast- ORRIN REEVES.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. RIDDELL, LUTHER MOORE. 

